Vocabulary
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Dry something quickly, or dry the surface(separable)
“I had a shower and DRIED myself OFF.”
Stop drinking or taking drugs when addicted(separable)
“He checked into a clinic to DRY OUT after being arrested for drink-driving.”
Lose all the water from a river, lake, source, etc(separable)
“The lake DRIED UP because of the water extraction for cotton farming.”
Avoid doing something(inseparable)
“He DUCKED OUT OF helping us last night.”
Beat or hit someone repeatedly(separable)
“He was DUFFED UP in a night club last night.”
Reduce the intellectual level of something in search of popularity(separable)
“Television has been DUMBING DOWN the news for years.”
Treat someone badly(inseparable)
“Her boss DUMPS ON everyone when things go wrong.”
Prepare something for use that hasn't been used for a while(separable)
“The government is DUSTING DOWN its plans for dealing with an Ebola epidemic.”
“They are DUSTING OFF their plans for handling conflict in the area.”
Spend a lot of time on something(inseparable)
“The programme DWELLED ON little other than the scandal.”
“She DWELT UPON the economic situation in her speech.”
Reduce pressure(inseparable)
“She EASED OFF the accelerator to let the car slow down.”
Relax, calm down
“She asked her teacher to EASE UP because she was feeling very stressed.”
Destroy slowly(separable)
“The disease EATS the liver AWAY.”
Eat at home
“We didn't feel like going to a restaurant so we ATE IN.”
Use something valuable when you don't want to(inseparable)
“We've had to EAT INTO our savings since I lost my job.”
Eat in a restaurant
“We couldn't be bothered to cook so we ATE OUT last night.”
Eat all of something(separable)
“If you don't EAT UP your greens, you won't get any dessert.”
Disappear gradually
“His life was EBBED AWAY as the illness progressed.”
Gradually push someone or something out of their position(separable)
“The shareholders EDGED the CEO out because results were getting worse.”
Approach slowly
“She EDGED UP behind the bus at the red light.”
Encourage(separable)
“The other students EGGED him ON when he started arguing with the teacher.”
Make something like money last as long as possible(separable)
“Most students have to EKE OUT their income because they have so little money to live on.”
Start a project or venture(inseparable)
“Piere EMBARKED ON an MBA at Insead last autumn.”
